José Elías

Señor José Elías is a native of a region in the El Sauce municipality. He has many years of experience working in his trade. His business involves providing milling services to the people in the hamlet.

He and his wife are fighters who have taught their children to look after themselves well and be good and honest people.

With the small loans that Ceprodel have granted to him, he has extended his business so that today there are two mills, whereas in the beginning he started with one small mill. He therefore works together with his wife to provide his customers with better service.

Thanks to the profits that they have earned, they have improved their quality of life as they enjoy better living conditions in their home. At this time he needs to obtain a loan to buy food, diesel, oil and a conveyor belt, with the intention of carrying out better maintenance on his equipment to avoid missing out on any of the daily jobs that his customers provide him with.

Additional Information

About CEPRODEL

This loan is administered by Centro de Promocion del Desarrollo Local (CEPRODEL), one of Kiva’s larger partners in Central America. Founded in 1991 and based in Managua, Nicaragua, CEPRODEL specializes in the development and funding of housing cooperatives for traditionally marginalized communities, the provision of microfinance services to small businesses, and the promotion of innovative renewable energy projects. In addition, unlike many microfinance institutions in the area that have chosen to avoid the rural areas of the country due to the increased financial risk, CEPRODEL provides financial services to numerous clients in the agriculture and livestock industry. Supporting a borrower through CEPRODEL means contributing to the promotion and sustainability of this important work in Nicaragua.